Hygienic spray attachment



June 17, 1952 c, CQNTERNQ 2,600,619

HYGIENIC SPRAY ATTACHMENT Filed July 7, 1949 IN VEN TOR.

C HARLES CONT ERNO Patented June 17, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT 7 2,600,619 n SJPBAY Ghai'lesConterno, New York,N. pnlication Jain}; 1949,;serfia 1 1to inlets" This invention relates toihygjienic Spray mor particularly to, a spray device fbrpers'onal use associated witl a'toilet bhwlandiseat, W i

It 'is primarily within the contemplation this invention to provide a sprayjwhich, isjefiectiveior rectal cleansing andforjrelieving h' ,rrhoidal, prickly heat.anci'otheltiirritations r equiring'bflthinfg forms of treatment, And'inthis aspeetof my invention itjis" a jecttoi obviate the useof bathtubs orlb'asins f uch purpose rf heiemployment of shower" ,spjrayfdevicesj which soil the floor, or thusi ,other'expe"dients whioh require wettingor i ersing parts of the body other than the rectal portionjrequining' cleansing. And in thisjconz'iection it isla flirthfif,Oblfiict'to localize thejspray. to' vthe region, requiring, it, thereby enabling treatments for, persons having colds or otherwise 1 1 1 able to .subje'ctllan's e'etijeas of the body to bathing or other wettingltreatments. 7 i r i It is another object of'my invention to provide a toilet bowl pad cofitainin ,jspraymemher .so ed w h. r sp t th b w and. sea h t e sp ay will J he1Q fi ed"Within t e new: and will not leak, outtherebeyohdn .Andinthi's'jfafspjeet of my invention it is an ,objectito} enable, the Weight of a person disposed'onltlie'seatftolefieet a fully, sealedperipheralclosure' about thet biiwl.

Still another objectfofniyfinventionistojpi m vide' a spray, in a devic. of'thejafoi ernentioned category which is" normally direoted downyvardly away from the. body of," the person? on .th'e seat, whereby Water" temperatures an I pr ssures *may be regulatedbefore the "spray is directed 'l l onthe body. Anda'nother object} is toienable" ready manual manipulation ofthefspray to secure-the desired directionthereof; v 7

Another objectoflmy invention isjtolenable'th'e sprayydevicelto' be conveniently connected to a suitable faucet or Wat/ere tlet, and'fui 'ther 1 to enable it to be reversibly lon'd for'uise'fwi'th faucets on either sidejof th 1 I And it is Within my. contemplation to provide a single and inexpensive unitary device? having the features and advantages aforesaid; v n

Other fObj'ectsQfeatui eS and adyantages will appear from the drawingsfan'd' the description hereinafter given.

Referring t t d awin s," o 4 v v Figure 1 isa frontwperspective view'. of aipreferred form of my invention operativelyiplaced upon avtoile't bowltrim, the'seat b'eing open the device being-'connected to aijraueetga ffagn'lent being broken away forclarity;

thih bil i stl fidibe In the preferredforni otj my inventignfllljfiir mt i ii a ii irith ra P1 ,i 11ml, eper e-r l t h lsaid r erip i r liq rm mmy, n 'se h t a' llii i and 9?? downwardly and 'rearwardly som ltl'a', there r iqi ai ed e-sh ne 'iecns ru 16h which win not interf re with" the engine orf'u seat a o Disposed is" the tube Lil 'made ofjrigi plastic or metal} Saidtu inlet portion 2 whioh pr thereover a flexible'ho'se; as willd'nore'ola'r'ly rsineii o lPPQ Th said heeze, exten ifq l l wh 2 9ns a i dtl am lk; s esra l heW 29i t f if? e nad. nd lterini t'e j l ails-en a ed, 0 ion as forming the name, 24' at "the? from; (if the sides ofthe t a; 1; rubber l bl lislrf fiaiiigizi ii lq 11 '9 id ertures", fitting contai mean 'e p iiuedn ad 12:: men: gagernent with the inner semen wi 23 h re y h -129m m .det ehme h s am i rs r iited; into b i' ll i t 1 for firrn engagement with the'walls of said ia'i aeit s; Extending into the rear portion oftube'fl the M s i 3 spray member 29 containing a spray head 30 the upper wall 3! of which is preferably flat, the rearmost downwardly extending wall 32 containing therein spray perforations 33.

In the operative use of this device, the pad I0 is placed over the rim II, as aforesaid, and the inlet portion 2| is connected to hose 34 which is attached to faucet 35. When the seat 36 is closed upon the pad IE3, as shown in Figures 2 and 4, and a person seated thereupon, the soft material of the pad is compressed. in the region of rim l l and seat 36, thereby providing a firm seal around the periphery of the pad. Since the rubber tubing 21 is flexible, the spray member 29 will normally assume the position shown by the dot-dash lines of Figure 4, since it will sag downwardly under its own weight and that of the spray member. In this position, it is obvious that any spray from the member 29 will be directed downwardly, out

of engagement with the seated persons body.

With this arrangement, the person could, before using the device, regulate the temperature and pressure of the Water for comfort, inserting the hand through aperture Ma of the seat and M of the pad to test the condition of the water. Thereafter the spray member 29 is manually lifted to the desired position, and maintained in such position until the cleansing treatment has been completed.

Due to the aforesaid seal between the seat, the pad and the rim of the bowl, there can be no leakage of the water emitted from the spray; and since the body is positioned over the aperture Ma, there can be no leakage therethrough, particularly since the seated person can properly control the position of the spray member 29.

It should also be observed that since the pad ID has symmetrical upper and lower surfaces, it can readily be reversed so as to bring the outlet portion 2| on the side opposite to that shown, if the faucet happens to be located on said opposite side. All that need be done thereafter is to rotatably manipulate the spray member 29 so that the wall 3| will be on top. This feature of reversibility gives it universal use. Also, since the inlet'portion 2| is disposed at a lateral side of the pad, it will not interfere with the comfort of a seated person.

In the above description, the invention has been disclosed merely by way of example and in preferred manner; but obviously many variations and modifications may be made therein which will still be comprised within its spirit. It is to be understood, therefore, that the invention is not limited to any specific form or manner of practicing same, except insofar as such limitations are specified in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a spray device of the class described, a resilient pad member comprising a peripheral portion entirely enclosing a central aperture, whereby it is adapted for positioning upon the rim of a toilet bowl, a rigid tube disposed within the body of the peripheral portion and having an inlet portion and an outlet aperture, and a spray member communicating with said outlet p rture and having a spray head disposed within said central aperture of the pad member.

2. In a spray device of the class described, a pad member of resilient material and comprising a peripheral portion entirely enclosing a central aperture, whereby it is adapted for positioning upon the rim of a toilet bowl, a rigid tube disposed within the body of the peripheral portion and having an inlet portion and an outlet aperture,

a tubular fitting connected to said outlet aperture and extending into the said central aperture of the pad member, and a spray member connected to said fitting, the fitting being of stiff flexible material, whereby the spray member will in its normal unsupported condition sag downwardly under its own weight.

3. In a spray device of the class described, a pad member comprising a peripheral portion entirely enclosing a central aperture, whereby it is adapted for positioning upon the rim of a toilet bowl, a tube disposed within one side of the body of the peripheral portion and having an inlet portion extending laterally outwardly from the side of the pad, the tube extending from said inlet portion along a curved path following generally the contour of the side and front of the pad, said tube having an outlet portion at the inner front of the pad, and a spray member communicating with said outlet aperture and having a spray head disposed within said central aperture of the pad member.

4. In a spray device of the class described, a pad member comprising a peripheral portion enclosing a central aperture, whereby it is adapted for positioning upon the rim of a toilet bowl, a tube disposed within one side of the body of the peripheral portion and having an inlet portion extending laterally outwardly from the side of the pad, the tube extending from said inlet portion along a curved path following generally the contour of the side and front of the pad, the tube terminating in an enlarged portion forming a chamber at the front of the pad, and a spray member communicating with said chamber and having a spray head disposed generally within the said central aperture of the pad. member.

5. In a spray device, the combination according to claim 4, the pad member being of resilient material with generally flattened upper and lower surfaces, the tube being of rigid material.

6. In a spray device of the class described, a pad member comprising a peripheral portion enclosing a central aperture, whereby it is adapted for positioning upon the rim of a toilet bowl, the Dad being of resilient material and having in the front wall thereof an inner aperture communicating with the said central aperture, a rigid tube disposed within one side of the body of the peripheral portion and having an inlet portion extending laterally outwardly from the side of the pad, the tube extending from said inlet portion along a curved path following generally the contour of the side and front of the pad, said tube having an outlet portion at the front of the pad in registry with said inner aperture, a tubular fitting connected to said apertures in registry and extending into the central aperture of the pad, and a spray member connected to said fitting, the fitting being of semi-rigid flexible material whereby the spray member will in its normal unsupported condition sag downwardly under its own weight, the spray member having a spray head with a substantially vertical wall with spray perforations therein.

7. In a spray device, the combination according to claim 6, the upper wall of the spray head being substantially at the upper level of the said fitting.

8. In a spray device, the combination according to claim 6, the upper wall of the spray head being substantially flat.

9. The combination of a spray device, toilet bowl and toilet seat, the spray device comprismg a resilient pad member with a peripheral CHARLES CONTERNO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 779,164 Jamison Jan. 3, 1905 1,835,497 Kahn Dec. 8, 1931 2,104,210 Salvoni Jan. 4, 1938 OTHER REFERENCES Cross-Connections in- Plumbing Systems," U. S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards Research Paper RP1086 April 1938. 

